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This period goes from 1400 to 1620 AD. This architecture was inspired by artists' works of classical Greece and Rome.

This period goes from 1400 to 1620 AD. This architecture was inspired by artists' works of classical Greece and Rome.

Some famous architects were Giacomo da Vignola, Andrea Palladio, [[Michelangelo|Michelangelo Buonarroti]], Baldassare Peruzzi, [[Leon Battista Alberti]] and Filippo Brunelleschi. Juan de Herrera and Juan Bautista de Toledo in Spain worked in the Escorial, the colossal monastery of Philip II. The basilica of St Peter in Vatican City by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo and Carlo Maderno, is a masterpiece of this period.   

Some famous architects were Filippo Brunelleschi, [[Michelangelo|Michelangelo Buonarroti]], Andrea Palladio, Michelozzo Michelozzi, [[Leon Battista Alberti]], Baldassare Peruzzi and Giacomo da Vignola. Juan de Herrera and Juan Bautista de Toledo in [[Spain]] worked in the Escorial, the colossal monastery of Philip II. The basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo and Carlo Maderno, is a masterpiece of this period. Works of Alberti included the Palazzo Rucellai and  the decoration of the façade at Santa Maria Novella, in Florence.   

[[Image:Louvre by night.jpg|thumb|270px|left|''Le Louvre'' by night.]] ''The [[Louvre]]'', by Pierre Lescot, at Paris, is a good example of this style.

[[Image:Louvre by night.jpg|thumb|270px|left|''Le Louvre'' by night.]] ''The [[Louvre]]'', by Pierre Lescot, at Paris, is a good example of this style.

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== Baroque Architecture ==

== Baroque Architecture ==